Overview of Helensburgh

The town itself offers a wide range of cultural and sporting opportunities.

Helensburgh is the perfect location for families who enjoy the outdoors with superb sailing, hill walking and climbing on offer. The community is well served with sports clubs, vibrant music groups and a full range of youth organisations. Helensburgh is well placed to allow commuters a comfortable rail or road journey to Glasgow and also allows for leisure opportunities in the West Highlands and Central Scotland. A superb quality of life can be enjoyed here in a very safe and scenic environment.

Helensburgh is a town of 17,000 people on the edge of the world famous Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. Located within half-an-hour’s drive of Glasgow, with its extensive cultural attractions, shopping and international airport, Helensburgh is a magnificent place to raise a family.

In upper Helensburgh, developed by wealthy Victorian Glasgow merchants, is Hill House, now in the care of the National Trust for Scotland. This exquisite building, complete with original furnishings, is renowned as the finest domestic masterpiece of the internationally famous Scots architect, Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Other famous local connections include Henry Bell, originator of the steamship and John Logie Baird, the inventor of television.

Helensburgh has recently been named by The Times as one of the Top 20 places to live by the sea in the UK (Mar 17).

For those families working in Glasgow and the area surrounding Helensburgh, the town offers fantastic transport links with a regular and direct train service into Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh Waverley.

Local offers for Lomond School Students

Helenburgh Golf Club

  • Single lessons for £25 in our state of the art swing studio on a 1 to 1 basis.
  • During the summer months we offer group coaching of 4 to 5 kids and run a 4 week programme for £30 per kid.

The Journey Fitness

  • Safe and friendly gyms, calming yoga studios and caring staff ensure that there’s a journey fit for you no matter your starting point.
  • Level 2 Personal Trainer Course – £650 for Lomond School students

Ardencaple Livery

  • Located only 5 minutes from Helensburgh town and only 20 minutes from Loch Lomond.
  • Set in 48 Acres of private land and backing onto hundreds of acres of hacking (without having to go on a main road).
  • Outstanding views and peaceful location.
  • 40m x 20m flood light indoor arena.
  • Trailer storage.
  • On-site manager with 24/7 CCTV.
D.I.Y Livery package(winter):
  • 1 bale of shavings per week
  • ad-lib hay
  • personal use of indoor arena when available
  • Client solely responsible for their own horse.
Total winter cost £66.50 per week per horse
£45 per week, per horse in Summer.
 
 Basic Assisted livery package (winter) and weekly cost (Mon-Friday only DIY Sat/Sun):
  • Turn In/Out daily – once each per day – Turn Out in morning and Turn In at end of the day. Any other time would be charged as an extra.
  • Muck out daily.
  • Ad-lib hay.
  • 1 bale of shavings.
  • Rug changes as required.
  • Pick feet as required.
  • Preparation of hay nets and water daily.
  • Personal use of indoor arena when available.
Total Winter weekly cost £93.50 per horse.  
In the Summer we move all horses on to DIY 7 days a week only.
 
Discounts available for Lomond School Students

You and sea

You and Sea offers a wide range of practical and theoretical courses at all levels for RYA, MCA, Highfield, HSE & SQA qualifications, and more.

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